diff --git a/roles/global_defaults/tasks/_normalize_system.yml b/roles/global_defaults/tasks/_normalize_system.yml
index b8e12e6..b96f076 100644
--- a/roles/global_defaults/tasks/_normalize_system.yml
+++ b/roles/global_defaults/tasks/_normalize_system.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@
           if (system_raw.mirror | default('') | string | trim | length) > 0
           else _mirror_defaults[system_raw.os | default('') | string | lower] | default('')
         }}
-      path: "{{ system_raw.path | default('') | string }}"
+      path: >-
+        {{
+          (system_raw.path | default('') | string)
+          if (system_raw.path | default('') | string | length > 0)
+          else (hypervisor_cfg.folder | default('') | string)
+        }}
       packages: >-
         {{
           (
diff --git a/roles/global_defaults/tasks/main.yml b/roles/global_defaults/tasks/main.yml
index 36f4d99..58487fe 100644
--- a/roles/global_defaults/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/global_defaults/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
 - name: Normalize system inputs
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: system.yml
 
+- name: Inherit folder from hypervisor when system path is empty
+  when:
+    - system_cfg.path | default('') | string | length == 0
+    - hypervisor_cfg.folder | default('') | string | length > 0
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    system_cfg: "{{ system_cfg | combine({'path': hypervisor_cfg.folder | string}, recursive=True) }}"
+
 - name: Validate variables
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: validation.yml